erosion

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erosion

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the process of eroding or being eroded by wind, water, or other natural agents

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weathering

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wear away or change the appearance or texture of (something) by long exposure to the air.

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water cycle

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The Water Cycle (also known as the hydrologic cycle) is the journey water takes as it circulates from the land to the sky and back again.

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evaporation

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Evaporation is a type of vaporization of a liquid that occurs from the surface of a liquid into a gaseous phase that is not saturated with the evaporating substance.

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condensation

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water that collects as droplets on a cold surface when humid air is in contact with it.

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precipitation

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the action or process of precipitating a substance from a solution.

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percolation

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Percolation is the process of a liquid slowly passing through a filter. It’s how coffee is usually made.

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runoff

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a further competition, election, race, etc., after a tie or inconclusive result

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tributary

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a river or stream flowing into a larger river or lake.

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watershed

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an area or ridge of land that separates waters flowing to different rivers, basins, or seas.

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continental divide

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A continental divide is a drainage divide on a continent such that the drainage basin on one side of the divide feeds into one ocean or sea, and the basin on the other side either feeds into a different ocean or sea, or else is endorheic, not connected to the open sea.

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deposition

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the action of deposing someone, especially a monarch.

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delta

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A river delta is a landform that forms from deposition of sediment carried by a river as the flow leaves its mouth and enters slower-moving or standing water.

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alluvial fan

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a fan-shaped mass of alluvium deposited as the flow of a river decreases in velocity.

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floodplain

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an area of low-lying ground adjacent to a river, formed mainly of river sediments and subject to flooding.

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water table

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the level below which the ground is saturated with water.

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sewage treatment plants

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The Sewage Treatment Plant process is similar to the way that a Septic Tank works but mechanical components provide a process to help break down solids to produce a cleaner, more environmentally friendly effluent.

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septic tank

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a tank, typically underground, in which sewage is collected and allowed to decompose through bacterial activity before draining by means of a leaching field.

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sea stacks

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chimney, especially one on a factory, or a vertical exhaust pipe on a vehicle.

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sea arches

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A sea arch is a natural opening eroded out of a cliff face by marine processes.

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sea caves

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A sea cave, also known as a littoral cave, is a type of cave formed primarily by the wave action of the sea.

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wave-cut terraces

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A wave-cut platform, coastal benches, or wave-cut benches is the narrow flat area often found at the base of a sea cliff or along the shoreline of a lake, bay, or sea that was created by [citation needed] the erosion of waves.

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headlands

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a narrow piece of land that projects from a coastline into the sea.

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beach

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a place with sand

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glacier

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a slowly moving mass or river of ice formed by the accumulation and compaction of snow on mountains or near the poles.

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glacial drift

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In geology, drift is the name for all material of glacial origin found anywhere on land or at sea, including sediment and large rocks (glacial erratic).